Sunday, February 23, 2014

Today is Instant Pot
day! I've decided that I'm under utilizing this kitchen tool
and need to start using it so I can become more proficient with it. So far I
cooked up a batch of collard greens and one of Swiss chard. I'm lazy so I used
the same base for both.

1cup of low sodium vegetable broth, 2 tablespoons tomato
sauce and 2 tablespoons tomato paste (both no salt added) then a dash of garlic
and onion powder and a good sprinkle of basil and oregano. I cooked the collards
for 1 minute and they turned out very nicely cooked but tender crisp. I cooked
the chard for 2 minutes and it turned out "melt in your mouth' Tender.

I
think I could easily "main course" them by adding cooked beans, a few chunks of
oven fried sweet potatoes and some baked tofu or the vegan sausage if I care to.
(Have to admit that I'm shying away from too much vegan sausage because of the
wheat gluten it contains.)

I also think they would be excellent as a
side dish or poured over salad greens, with added beans, cherry tomatoes and
other chopped veggies using the sauce as a dressing. (This will be lunch today.)

Collard greens rank 1000 on the ANDI and Swiss Chard ranks 670 so they're amazing nutritious in addition to being amazingly delicious!

I don't think we've prepared a single dish in this book that wasn't absolutely wonderful! Isa cooks using salt and oil and since I'm following Dr. Joel Fuhrman's guidelines for healthy eating I leave the oil, salt and salty ingredients out of the recipes I make from the book - yet the food still tastes wonderful!

Today we had a breakfast scramble with vegan bean sausage, oven fried Sweet Potatoes and fruit. It was delicious and equally healthy. It was also simple and fast to make even though I made the sausage from scratch.

If you aren't vegan it would be very easy to make the recipes and add in your favorite animal foods, but don't be surprised if you decide you don't need to.

About Me

I'm a very eclectic and energetic being. I'm also intensely spiritual but pretty private about it.
I'm a Board Certified, Licensed Massage Therapist. I'm certified in Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques for the relief of pain. I'm also Certified Medical Exercise Specialist and T-Tapp Trainer.
I hold various Wellness and Wellness Coaching Certifications. I'm a Registered Nurse but no longer work in the medical field. I have 20+ years experience in Cardiac Rehab, heart healthy eating and Employee wellness.